Bungarus bungaroides

Bungarus bungaroides

The northeastern hill krait, ''Bungarus bungaroides'', is a species of venomous elapid snake.
Eastern Himalayan Krait (Bungarus bungaroides) Very few photographic records of this species from Indian limits. Bungarus bungaroides,Geotagged,India

Appearance

Diagnostic characters:
⤷ Dorsal scales in 15 longitudinal rows at midbody
⤷ Subcaudal scutes ordinarily divided anteriorly, but occasionally some scutes may be single, but always divided near the tip
⤷ Ventrals 220-237; subcaudals 44-51
⤷ Dorsum - black with a series of very narrow white to pale yellowish lines or crossbars; on the belly, the light crossbars widen to form distinct transverse bars
⤷ Total length of largest male 1400 mm ; tail length 160 mm

Distribution

This species is found in Myanmar, India , Nepal, and Vietnam at elevations around 2040 m as well as in Tibet. The type locality is given as: "Cherra Pungi, Khasi Hills, Assam, India".

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassReptilia
OrderSquamata
FamilyElapidae
GenusBungarus
SpeciesB. bungaroides